ndembó
\ˈⁿde˩.ᵐbo˥\
The verdict
“ndembó” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - caoutchouc
Corpus desk
Index FR-ndembo · ndembó · French
ndembó · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ndembó |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈⁿde˩.ᵐbo˥\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ndembó » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ndembó is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈⁿde˩.ᵐbo˥\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ndembó doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ndembó, spelled N-D-E-M-B-Ó.
Definition
- 1caoutchouc
- 2balle, ballon
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.